Loving life...: February 2014

On Sunday February 16th, I went to a seminar titled “Immunizations: The Untold Facts” by Doctor Cornelia Franz (a pediatrician in Orlando. Samuel’s “pediatrician”, a nurse practitioner, Margaret Witzleb, works under Dr. Franz’s supervision) . I went with my parents, who were also curious, and I told them “I don’t know her stance on vaccines; just that she is careful and accepts children who are not vaccinated.” (If you would like to take this class, please let me know and I will email her and see if she can come to this area or do another one in her office.)

We got there, just two minutes late, and she was saying “I started teaching this course to convince parents why they need to vaccinate…” I schmirked…I did…wondering what kind of course this would be…

Her next statement went something like this – “I believe all vaccines to be morally and ethically irresponsible”. Now, I smiled. Schmirk – gone!

She went on to explain that vaccines are not immunizations.(Although, those two words are commonly interchanged). Vaccines are what are given to a patient, an immunization is sometimes the result from the vaccine that is done by the body. NONE are 100% full proof, and many are much less than 50% when you look into the studies,or need several rounds of a vaccine to illicit a response…which again, is not 100%...so you can give 5 doses of something, and still get the disease…(Side note: She cited how Merck made up studies about MMR for well over 10 years…completely falsified…¹)

She went through the history of vaccines…how there were only 2 true good vaccines, because they used live viruses – small pox by Edward Jenner 1796² and oral polio vaccine by Albert Sabin in 1961³ (both NOT in use in America right now). Both, also had serious issues – like infecting the person or their family, with the actual virus and still had many side effects of the illness. Infact, many people still died of small pox and polio, even after successful vaccination^4,5. Remember, vaccination does NOT equal immunization.

She went on to discuss what the ingredients are in vaccines and what they do when injected. See, here’s part of the problem…we could eat some aluminum, and maybe 25% of that would end up in our bloodstream unabated…with injecting, versus ingesting, there are no barriers for a while…you inject something in the arm or thigh…it’ll be a while before it gets filtered by the liver or kidney…certainly no protection from the digestive system at all, at this point…so 100% of the aluminum or whatnot, goes into and is absorbed by the body, for better or worse. The stomach and lungs and other areas have protective mucosal barriers to increase defenses with antibodies..also, the skin and mouth have, or should have, a wealth of flora and fauna to help defend also...

So I won’t cover everything, but I’ll cover a few of the baddies –

Aluminum – neurotoxin⁶. It hurts the brain and other neurological tissues in the body. It is linked with autism as well.²¹ It can be as high as .85mg in a single vaccine. What happens when you get multiple vaccines in one visit? What about if you “spread them out”…are they then safe? No, because the build up is cumulative. A 5 year old child following the current CDC schedule will be exposed to as much a 4.9 mg of aluminum- injected.⁷ The FDA is aware of the problem….babies are receiving as much as 50 times the “safe dose” of aluminum (no, I don’t think any is safe…) when they are 2 months old!⁸

MSG – another neurotoxin.⁹ Many people know that this is a BAD thing to eat. You see products everywhere that say “No MSG*” or “No MSG added*”. It is “generally recognized as safe”(GRAS) – that is a whole other problem…large conflicts of interest with the FDA and GRAS’s¹⁰; but thousands upon thousands of people report very negative health effects from eating it…and vaccines inject it. MSG has been linked to other like MS¹², autism¹¹, obesity, and epilepsy¹³…We have no idea what it does when injected. It has not been thoroughly tested for safety for ingestion…or injection…

Animal and/or human cells – again, this doesn’t seem to be a big deal…we eat animal products all the time. But vaccines aren’t kosher, halal, vegetarian or vegan…they have pork/dog/monkey/egg/cow/etc. cells…and human aborted fetus cells in them…So if you are a Jew, Muslim, animal-friendly vegetarian, or purist no-animal product ever vegan – some vaccines technically violate your religion(belief or adherence to something). Ok, so you’re NOT a Muslim/Hindu /vegan hybrid…what’s the big deal? Well, the human cell line can be carcinogenic.¹⁴ Mouse brain cells can cause paralysis.¹⁵ Egg (chick embryo cells) cause brain/nerve cell inflammation…compounded with what we know of mercury(flu shot and trace amounts in DTaP-although it is not listed in the packaging) and/or aluminum in vaccines, the brain inflammation essentially makes it ripe for the neurotoxic metals to move in!¹⁶You get the picture…the animal/human cells can and do cause damage, when injected…eat all the eggs/steak/bacon/etc. you want (avoid human tissue if possible :-P) and it will not do the things that it does when injected…especially in the presence of the other problematic ingredients. And I could go on about the other mammalian tissues, but I’ll continue.

Formaldehyde – here, we are looking at yet, another carcinogen. It is dangerous when eaten or inhaled, it is far more so when injected.¹⁷ There is an argument about it being very small amounts…or formaldehyde is present in food, etc. Well, in food, it is bound, normally, to pectin…rendering it SAFE. Also, we are talking about food…remember, the digestive system has a huge checks-n-balances system…it can, and does protect you…the skin protects you too! But we inject it…no digestive or integumentary systems to protect us.

Polysorbate 80-this one is terrible! It is in food too(remember, GRAS ingredients and FDA conflict of interest!¹⁰)! (It is bad in food also, REALLY bad when injected). This culprit has offenses such as carcinogen, anaphylactoid reactions, infertility, toxin, and opens the blood-brain-barrier (BBB). ^18,19

Antibiotics- antibiotics save lives. They absolutely do. They can leave a problem behind when they are done with their cycle though. Diseases are becoming resistant to them.²² They kill good and bad bacteria.²³ You need good bacteria for good health.²⁴ Babies don’t have a well developed microbiome (it takes a minimum of two years for a mature microbiome…that is assuming that there were no interventions….vaccines, antibiotics, formula, etc. will all effect the development, or lack thereof, of the microbiome), so adding an antibiotic(INJECTED once again) may damage proper growth and sustenance of the microbiome. Babies need a vaginal birth (if possible, for the first dose of probiotics- antibiotics administered during the labor process will diminish the effectiveness of that first “dose” however), breast milk (which contains pre and probiotics specially formulated to their biological needs), and the better the microbiome, the less likely that baby will get sick.²⁵ We also, as adults, need to sustain and provide for our microbiomes, with fermented foods, not using antibiotics when possible, and not using “antibacterial” products-which also cause resistant bacteria in streams and rivers.²⁶ Antibiotics in vaccines can cause yeast infections, colitis, diarrhea, and drug allergies.²⁷

Ok, I believe I have made my point (I could go on, but I’ll spare you) – ingredients in vaccines can be, and ARE, dangerous. If you are feeling called to mission work in Zambia, you have to get yellow fever vaccine…it is legally required to enter that country…and it is an awful vaccine…so there are times when you might need to be vaxed…don’t think I would pick that particular country for a family vacation though…but that is the only country that requires any form of vaccines. A lot of military stuff require vaccines...I have a friend who is a navy wife, and is not traveling with her husband to all the places she could, because she firmly believes in the problems with vaccines and won't have her children vaxed just for the sake of traveling with the military. Yes, it is a sacrifice, but one she willingly makes for the safety of her children.

Now, you might be scared of words like – measles, mumps, polio, whopping cough, flu, etc. Well, Dr. Franz explained how most of those diseases are:

A. not deadly under normal conditions, especially in America or other first world countries and/or countries with decent healthcare and nutrition.

B. these diseases were well on the decline before mass vaccinations.²⁰

C. Most of the diseases can be avoided with healthy lifestyle choices(I.e. healthy food, chiropractic care, exercise, fresh air, sun exposure-vit D, etc.)

D. if you DO get the dreaded….measles, flu, polio, etc. you can treat them…with several different methods – modern western medicine and/or traditional medicinal practices(when I had polio, we used Echinacea tea, willow bark, real chicken soup, etc.).

As someone who had the flu, polio, strep, whopping cough, etc. (and by the way, I was fully vaxed for polio and whopping cough on the 1980-ish schedule…which is about 25% of what the current vax schedule is now) I am currently, quite healthy. I almost never get sick. Literally, almost never. Even as a child, I rarely got sick…ate my veggies, played outside, etc. There are many vaccines for useless things like rotovirus - sounds scary right? It is diarhea...smelly diarhea...worst case scenario - your kid is in the hospital for dehydration. One of the potential side effects of this vaccine is your child's colon rolling up on itself internally...no thanks, I'll risk the diarhea. There is also evidence to suggest that vaccines are spreading diseases, like whopping cough, and still offering no protection.

Besides the fact that vaccines have carcinogens , neurotoxins, risk infertility, open the BBB, cause secondary infections, autoimmune disorders and allergies, type 1 diabetes and are linked with SIDS³³, Altzheimer’s/brain damage³⁴, etc…they also cause autism. No, I do not believe that they are the ONLY way they cause autism^21,28…not all vaccinated children develop autism…or any of those side effects already listed. It is a risk though. Since the long term effects, good or bad, have not been studied,²⁹ and there is also some evidence to indicate that vaccinated children are literally LESS healthy than unvaccinated children,^30,35 I find vaccines to be too risky to chance it. I wouldn’t let my child eat the ingredients I listed, I certainly don’t want to inject them(especially into babies and small children). Perhaps wait a few weeks or months for vaccines? Hep B is injected within 24 hours of birth, whether or not the mother is a carrier! Get to know your child a bit before you start with the injections. Dr. Franz waits a minimum of 6 months. Japan found that once they waited until babies were 2, they didn't need as many boosters and such, because the microbiome and immune system were developed enough to respond better to a vaccine. (also, their SIDS rates dropped to almost nothing....see #33) Also, the vaccine schedule of today, is drastically different than the schedule of 70's and 80's babies. 1983 vs. 2013 Disease for disease - we're exposing the children to about 7 diseases in 1980's, and nearly 140 in 2013...seem odd? Here's Dr. Franz's 5 reasons not to vaccinate:
1. Severe reaction after first round of vaccinations:
      -allergic reaction like hives after the shot
      -Seizure of collapse
      -Cry nonstop for 3 hours or more
      -Temp of 105 or more
2. Child is ill: Fevers, allergy problems, eczema flare up
3. Family history of autoimmune disease: "Children in families that have a history of autoimmune disorders are at increased risk of developing disorders from a vaccine."

4. Immune deficiency or neurologic disorder, HIV, epilepsy, Guillain Barre syndrome, or any nervous system disorder.
5. Specific allergy to a vaccine component.

Why did I write this blog? I already did one on vaccines before! I feel like it needs to be said more than once, I am far more educated on it now, than I was before (I have put in hundreds of hours on this topic alone), and I’m concerned. I am concerned for the lack of health(whether it be mental, physical, emotional, etc) that I see every day…

Too often I have heard “well, I would rather have a child with autism than one that got…the MEASLES!” – the death rate of the measles was less than 3 in 10 million before vaccines started. And have you had to deal with an autisitic baby/child/teenager 24/7? Talk to their parents who have.(Check out our4boys.com - a friend of mine with children with vaccine induced autism.) Autism, autoimmune disorders, chronic illness, etc…they are all life threatening too! I personally know someone who regressed to non-verbal autistic at the age of 5…not a baby…not a misdiagnosis…a 5 year old little boy, suddenly didn’t speak…didn’t know how to use a toilet anymore…has life threatening seizures when he misses simply 1 day of his medication. Does his mom wish he had never had those vaccines? Absolutely! He will never live on his own, get married, communicate properly, go to college, have children of his own, etc. Getting a “vaccine preventable disease”, which again, is very possible even if you are vaccinated, definitely looks like the better option to those moms who know that their child’s autism is a direct result of vaccines. Autism is not always super smart with social disorder and ticks. It can be much more(and much less) and much worse than that.

I hear this a lot too- “I’m trusting God that whatever happens, like if my kid gets autism or MS or whatever, was supposed to happen.” Well, that logic evades me. I’m sorry, it doesn’t make sense. To me, that seems like letting a kid play in the busy street, and trusting they won’t get hit by a car unless God wanted them too. The ingredients are obviously dangerous, there are thousands upon thousands of cases of death and horrible reactions to vaccines…why risk it?! God gave us amazing immune systems – that need nourishment…we didn’t get to be 7 billion people on the planet because of mass vaccinations that started 50ish years ago….He didn’t make us with a “vaccine deficiency”…our bodies can extinguish invading pathogens wihtout a vaccine…it can find a germ and get rid of it, even without symptoms…you don’t need a vaccine to tell it to do so…a well-nourished system already knows how!³²

“I trust my doctor to inform me with what is best for my family.”(SIDE NOTE: IF YOUR DOCTOR VACCINATES YOUR CHILD WHILE SICK or recently recovering, THIS IS A HUGE RISK AND AGAINST THE INSERTS written by the pharmaceutical companies! DO NOT LET your doctor vaccinate while your child is sick!) How do you know your doctor will do what is best? Do they intimately know your family and family history(like cousins, aunts/uncles, etc.)? Do they have a good reason to genuinely care for you, other than income and you seem like a nice person? How much time do they take getting to know you and your concerns? Do they spend time informing you of all the risks with each procedure and medication? How much time have they invested in research? (Med school text books are often printed by pharmaceutical companies. The research done and listed in them are funded by the same companies. Those same companies make billions on vaccines…and even more when your child is now dependent on medicine(s) for life because of a chronic condition.³³ Once again, conflict of interest….) I promise you, that if you are reading this, you are probably a friend of mine, and I probably love you and your child way more than your doctor does....

The scare tactics…people will tell you that you are a bad parent…ignorant, unscientific, lazy, etc. for even considering not to vaccinate. Honestly, it is no one’s business. You don’t need to tell anyone. It isn’t legally required in any state…there are always exemption forms(medical, religious, and philosophical)…some are a bit more difficult to acquire (WV and Mississippi specifically). WIC, food stamps, Medicaid, etc…do NOT require them. They may ask for shot records…but a blank one, is still a shot record. It doesn’t need to be filled in! I have put my personal stance out there, and take the abuse for a reason…I genuinely hope that I trigger something in someone’s mind to maybe make a change…stop vaccinating(you don’t need to “finish the regimen”)…to never vaccinate at all…or to simply have respect for those that don’t. I’m not ignorant…the links I have posted are scientific…many are directly from the FDA or CDC. Am I lazy? I took hundreds of hours to research this topic, combined with my degree in science, you could say thousands of hours behind this(two weeks just putting this stuff together during baby nap time and such). There are plenty of doctors who do not support vaccinations. Just because they may be fewer than the majority, it doesn’t make them wrong. You might be surprised how many people don't do vaccines...just haven't ever told you.

I don’t think you’re a bad parent if you vaccinate. I think you might be a little misled or misinformed by doctors or the media. You may be completely informed, and are ok with the risks. But, I think that you’re probably scared…scared of diseases or illness or peer pressure or what have you. You know what – being a parent is very scary…a little tiny life in your hands to protect until adulthood…and after. You want to do what is best for your child…you want them to be healthy and wonderful like every parent ultimately wants for their child. I challenge you to genuinely think about the health of your child. Are they truly healthy? Infrequently sick, regular bowel movements and appetite, good energy levels, healthy “glow” in their skin, alert, no crazy mood swings, etc(and remember, long term effects like brain damage, cancer, and infertility may not be apparent for many, many more years)….and maybe you can answer “yes” to all of these questions…and that’s great…and I’m very happy for you…but someone else won’t be able to, because of vaccines…but there is hope! Vaccine injured people (children and adults) can do detoxes, chelation therapies, special diets, etc. to help correct some of the damage. Never has the world seen such a sickly nation, that spends the largest amount of money on health care...and is the most vaccinated country on the planet...I am not saying vaccines are 100% responsible for these problems, but I certainly give them some credit. Please feel free to ask me any questions about vaccines or the diseases or anything pertaining to vaccines. I love to research this topic, and will do my best to help you in any way that I can!

Works cited:

(1) http://www.nvic.org/NVIC-Vaccine-News/July-2012/merck-lawsuit-reignites-vaccine-safety-concerns.aspx

(2) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1200696/

(3) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2135158/

(4) http://www.vaccinationcouncil.org/2013/08/27/vaccination-a-mythical-history-by-roman-bystrianyk-and-suzanne-humphries-md/

(5) http://nsnbc.me/2013/05/08/bill-gates-polio-vaccine-program-caused-47500-cases-of-paralysis-death/

(6) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21568886

(7) http://drtenpenny.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Amount-aluminum-in-vaccines.pdf

(8) http://thinktwice.com/aluminum.pdf

(9) http://www.naturalnews.com/035243_Russell_Blaylock_MSG_interview.html#

(10) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23925593

(11) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278584606002697